Hotel Congress: A 100-year-old history in downtown Tucson
- Riley Brown For the Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson Landmarks: Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., opened in 1919 as a luxurious mainstay for visitors arriving in the Old Pueblo.
The downtown landmark has kept much of its history alive in the past century, while also bringing modern amenities to Tucson natives and tourists.
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